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1. End of a study by V. de Barbieri 1931
‘Lsbf4! 1 point. 1.h3! first would be equally good (also 1 point). 1...266 2.0ef4 Sxh3 3.c2g5=
winning the final pawn (another 1 point for this variation). 1..2e6 If 1.,.h3, then 2.223 8g2
3,02 hd? 4.cegl=. This was Fortress II, Diagram 6-4 in Boost Your Chess 1. 2.h3! &xh3
3.82g5= Another 1 point. White annihilates the last pawn.
2. C. de Feijter 1932
L.c7H! A deflecting sacrifice. 1 point. But not 1.ce5? on account of 1...2e7!-+. 1...2xe7 2.8e5
Qxh5 3.6286 Bd 4.h5! A typical idea, which also featured in the previous exercise. 4...2xh5
5.8297 Another 1 point. White wins the last pawn.
3. R. Fidel ~J. Ramis, Spain 1980
1..2h6 1 point. Whilst the bishop blockades the two passed pawns on one diagonal, Black
activates his king. 2:4 2e6! The key move. Black prevents t2d5. Another 1 point. 3.24 3.47
Bxd7 4.d5 (4.c6 Sxb5t-+) 4...xb5 5.82d6 Be8 (or 5...L8a4-+) 6.Be7 Bxh5 (or 6...8a4—+)
7.s2d6 b5 8.<8c5 Se8—-+ “The principle of the single diagonal’ the bishop blockades the opposing
passed pawn and at the same time protects its own one. 3..82xh5 4.d7 Sxd7 5.e6 Sxb5!
Another 1 point, if you took into account the opponent's resource of advancing the e-pawn.
5..xe6? leads to a draw: 6.the5 2d7 7.2d6 Sxb5 8.2c7= 6.thd5 e8—+ The principle of the
single diagonal’. 0-1
4, Averbalch 1954
1,2d5! 1 point. ‘Pawn in the sights’. 1...c3 2.8b3 te5 3.the7 shd4 4.d6 hd3 5.2c5=
‘Attacking from the rear’. Another 1 point.
5.8. Isenegger 1946
1.Shg7! “The scissors’. 1...8b3 2.h5 d2d7 2...c2d5 3.2206 Bc2 4.h6 &d3 5.06 2d6 6.07 ed7
7.267+— 3.h6 2c2 4.27! 1 point. 4..8b3t Or 4.265 5.c641, 5.e6f! Another 1 point
5...Lxe6t 6.2f61 Sg8 7.52¢7+— Another 1 point.
6. L. Prokes 1947
L.€3! 1 point. 1.42g6? loses after 1...03 2.8d1 sg 3.0bf5 hf 4.che4 del 5.204 xe? and
then ...